Chapter 70: Raising the Navy
After the meeting concluded, it was already noon.
Thus, following a hearty lunch, Airael led the eager Elven Lords to witness the secret weapon of their Elven Race.
At the Magic Research Institute, the Elven Lords gazed at the Magical Energy Cannon before them, their eyes filled with skepticism.
Despite its massive size, it didn’t exactly scream “weapon” to them.
“Lady Domiya, how does this thing work?”
The Elven Lord named Kairi approached Domiya and asked.
Finally, someone asked! Domiya stepped forward to explain, “The Magical Energy Cannon is a really powerful magical weapon, and using it is quite simple—you just need to inject magic power into it. Although in my latest design, it can slowly gather magic power itself, during combat, relying on its own supply to recharge is just a drop in the bucket.
While explaining, Domiya performed a demonstration.
“See? Just pour magic power into this groove here, whether it’s from a magic crystal or your own magic power, it will be absorbed by the Magical Energy Cannon to serve as its energy source.”
Domiya first placed a magic stone on it, then gathered her own magic into a ball and placed it on top.
Both were quickly absorbed by the Magical Energy Cannon.
“With a sufficient energy supply, all you need to do is aim at the target and prepare to fire.”
As she finished speaking, Domiya instantly pressed the preparation button, aiming at the front of the experiment area.
Suddenly, a complex blue magic circle formed at the cannon’s muzzle, and a massive amount of magic power gathered into a sphere the same caliber as the cannon.
“As you can see, the size of the Magical Energy Cannon’s caliber determines the size of the shell and basically dictates its power.”
Domiya continued her explanation.
The eyes of the Elven Lords were glued to the emerging magical shell.
They could feel the power contained within it.
Moreover, judging by Domiya’s operations earlier, using this Magical Energy Cannon seemed pretty easy.
Just inject magic power, and bam! This weapon was practically born for combat!
However, a few Elven Lords noticed a slight issue.
If they had the Magical Energy Cannon, did they still need high-level spellcasters?
This question was immediately raised, as it was a crucial point for the Elven Race.
After all, one of the Elven Race’s specialities has always been magic.
Would the emergence of such a weapon disrupt the current balance of the Elven Race?
“Lord Tugur, you worry too much! The birth of the Magical Energy Cannon is a symbol of magic evolving to a higher realm. Just because it’s easy to use doesn’t mean creating it is easy. Heh, without exceptional magical abilities, there’s no way you could succeed in making one! Plus, the Magical Energy Cannon has its downsides—look at it; it’s so bulky! Once deployed, moving it again is quite difficult.”
Upon hearing Domiya’s explanation, the Elven Lords felt somewhat relieved.
After all, the one who created it, Domiya, was a powerful mage herself.
So, the Magical Energy Cannon couldn’t overshadow the brilliance of high-level mages.
“Lady Domiya, developing a weapon like this is truly worthy of a Grand Mage’s name.”
Tugur, a bit embarrassed for having posed the earlier question, chimed in to ease his awkwardness.
“Actually, this is not just my creation. Our Your Majesty also provided me with significant inspiration.”
In an instant, the eyes of the Elven Lords turned toward Airael, who had been watching the scene unfold with popcorn in hand.
“I did offer some ideas, but the true power behind this strong weapon lies with Teacher Domiya and her team.”
The mutual flattery between the master and her student didn’t seem important to the Elven Lords; what they were focused on was the incredibly powerful weapon before them.
Though, as Domiya said, it had its cumbersome drawbacks, the fighting strength of a high-level mage was still very enticing.
Even for the Elven Race, producing a high-level mage wasn’t easy.
Besides innate talent, it required long-term training.
“Um, Your Majesty, and Lady Domiya, could we witness its power? It should be ready by now, right?”
Kairi spoke up, voicing the thoughts of the Elven Lords.
“Teacher Domiya, please unleash it.”
“Alright!”
Domiya nodded and pressed the launch button.
In an instant, they watched as the blue magic sphere arced gracefully through the air, landing within the designated target area.
With a thunderous boom, the unprepared Elven Race was all startled, staring wide-eyed at the dust cloud that rose.
When the dust settled, the original crater was even larger than before.
“What incredible power!”
“This weapon is more than sufficient to rival a hero-level mage!”
“…”
Despite having initially overestimated its power, reality exceeded their expectations.
“Lady Domiya, how many of these Magical Energy Cannons can we produce now?”
Mason asked.
“This is the latest model; its power and functions are greater than those of older versions, but due to the dual pressures of raw material supply and cost, we’re not able to produce it in large quantities.”
“So, does that mean there’s an older model?”
“Yes, the older one’s technology is more stable. Although neither version has undergone real combat tests, we have conducted numerous experiments with the older model, and the new one has evolved from it.”
“So your suggestion is that if we want to equip them en masse, we should go with the older model first?”
“Exactly!”
Domiya nodded.
“No problem, as long as the older model’s power isn’t too far off.”
“It’s not far off at all; the older model has a caliber of 300 millimeters, while the new one is only 356 millimeters.”
“In that case, the difference is indeed minimal.”
As Mason finished speaking, the other Elven Lords chuckled.
With such weapons, their territories would undoubtedly grow stronger.
“Everyone, as you equip your territories with Magical Energy Cannons, please don’t forget our naval forces. Compared to us, the navy, serving as Avalon’s first line of defense, is in dire need of these weapons to bolster their power.”
At that moment, Airael spoke up.
The numerous navies on Silnas Island have always been funded by the royal castle and other Elven Lords.
Thus, equipping the navy with Magic Energy Cannons didn’t just require Airael to pay; they also had to contribute!
